Shoe-repairing price indicator



Sept. 22, 1925. 1,554,762

l A. M. RoMrrl l SHOBREPAIRING PRICE INDICATOR Flved Jupe 28. 1923 Amie/7 M. Hom/'fl' BY iff- 25M ATToRNEx n IN V EN TOR.

Patented Sept. 22, 1925. f

` UNIT Elx-Di STA refs! ANTON M. ROMITI, 0F

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Application 'fded'June 28,

To all w71 om t may concern Be'it known that I, ANTON M; ABourin, acitizen of the' United States,` residing at Qalland, in jthe county ofAlameda and State o'li California, have invented certain' new and usefulImprovements in Slice- Repairing Pricelndicators, of which theollowingis a specification.

ing instruments, Vand more especially ito shoerepairingp'rice-indicators.

The deviceis intended," primarily, to :be'

used shoemakers and"such retail `shoe stores that vdo shoe-repairing,tor `the purpose of determining the price of the repaired' shoes. Also'it is to be used to measure the ootto determinetheV proper last uponwhich to repair or reconstruct the shoe', oi"

to determine the 'size of new'slioe required for -theoot -measured,"asthe 'sizeof the shoe printed in the uppers are worn otffrelengthsfromithoseof sinall to large chil` dren, while adults shoes areiiot' subjectto the great variations in length, hence, it is diiiclt to establisli'a'tiXed priceI for repairing childrens shoes`,fhaving`"in View fair-.nessto the Shoemaker and also to the child. Again,` boys and girlshaving the same length of shoe require'diierentfgradesof leather anduorkinanship, and'acco'rdingly the repair prices shouldbe dinl'erent,sothe' chief object 'of my inventionis to establish price charts that willimpartially, visibly and,` definitely indicate the repairv price 'byslice-length liiieasure alone, thus, eliminating all heretofore pricediscrepancies vin shoe repairing.

Another object is the provision of the device as a separate article' ofmanufacture, tending A vto establish amongst shoemakers uniformpiices'for their respective districts.

And another object is to have the instrument adjustable for a flatdecrease or increase in price, and also have the price scales adjustableindividually for labor or material market fluctuations.

A further object is to provide the instrument with an additional chartfor indicating directly the size shoe required for the foot Myinvention' rel ates' to footwear measur-A 1923': Y'serial no."648,179;

measured, and also by measurii'ig the said shoe-"in la similar manner,`to state `the''expecta'iit price `for repairinlgthe slice.

@ther objects and advantages, and the f'ea tures ci construction of theinvention, will appear in the subyoined description of theaceoi'npanying sheet ofi drawings, Yin which:

4liliggnire l is a face view Otan indicator constructed in accordancewith my invention, and shows" a shoeiwhoselengthfhas been determined,the repair charge iforethe same ibeing readable 'on Athe proper "scaleof the chart; i

Fig 2 is a side yview of -Figdlwith part ot the lstructure broken away,`to showsome of the detailsof construction'. Indotted lines the base isshown extended.

' Fig-3 is a sectionalielevationof part of Fig. 1 taken on the lineA#A,Iand"shows price scale in position; `lTig. 4L 1s a transversesection'throughthe trame and scales Von the :line B-B of Fig.` l, andFig. l5V is asectional planet thefindi-'f cator on the line'CC.

Adverting 3to the drawing and -iigure's theieoi'i: The numeralllthroughoutthe-iig?.

ures yreiire'st-znts*the `frame of the lindicator,

and ispreterably of sheet-metal forinedwitlr flanges 2 along itsbordersfor -linish and rigidity.`` -At`-`thelower endo'if theframe theflange has been omitted, to perjniita hase 3 similarly fiangedtoslidably -engagethe" 'frainelther'eat The base'is'right-angled in:torinatiomthe vertical leg 4 thereof engaging the frame as shownclearly in FigfQ'. The horizontal 'leg of the base is o'l sufficientsize to support the indicator in vertical position. `"Also"`thelatter'lleg is the base-position or heel-rest from whichk measurementsare begun.

h/lounted on the Cface of the-traine is a guide' 5 in thev formfof abar, and is of woodor :other suitable material, andattached to the`frame as by boltsl' land 7." The guide'isspaced from the face oftheiframe 1 'intermediate its ends,"to iacco`niniodate"-` a movable member18 on the guide between the said ends.

The member 8 may be ot cast material and in the form of an armed-slideor spider, and is adapted to be adjustably positioned and held on theguide 5 by the thumbscrew 9.

On the face of the guide is a chart H, bearing two sets of numbers ltol, laid off l'IO to a certain scale and from the definiteposivsuitable material, having numbers printed thereon in accordancewitha definite plan of price classification. The longitudinal columnDdenotes the prices for soling and heeling boys shoes, and column E forsoling only.V Similarly, columns F and G denote the repair prices forgirls shoes. f he scales are supported by the frame in depressions 12formed thereon, Figs. 1 and 4, and having openends 13, Fig. 3, forextending the scales therethrough, and for individual scale adjustmentas shown by the light dot-and-dash lines at 'the top of scales D and E.The scales are of such width and thickness as to be snugly retained inthe depressions by their close fit. p Bolt 7 is fixed in guide-bar 5,but the vertical leg 4 of the base 3 has a longitudinal slot 14, forpermitting the said base to be extended for a purpose tobe presently setforth, and the knurled nut 15 is for clamping the base and frametogether as a unit for the adjusted position.

16 is a hole for hanging the indicator at any chosen place, and 17 ahole in the base should it be desired to secure it to a support.

In use, the Shoemaker purchasing an indicator, will set the scales D, E,F and Gr, individually to the prevailing repair prices in his districtand consider the scale arrangement fixed; the scales being set withrespect to the base 3 being positioned at its normal unextended positionas shown inyFig. l, because this is the base position for the footmeasure with respect to chart H.

-I/Vith the base in its normal position, as stated, and the price of arepaired shoe desired, one places the heel 18 of the shoe on the baseand the sole thereof against the guide 5, and lowers the armed-slide 8until the toe-arm 19 thereof touches the toe 20, and a glance to theright in line with the lower surface of the right arm 21, will in`dicate in the proper column the charge price of `the repaired shoe if itis a girls, and likewise to the left if it is a boys shoe.

Should the labor and material market drop in price, then the base 3 canbe extended in proportion,as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2, withoutdisturbing the set scales, by means of the bolt 7 vand nut l5. But ifonly one factor varied, thatof skilled labor on soling lfor example,then the scales E and G can be reset without disturbing the base orother scales. This particular adjustment would give an incorrect readingon the size of the shoe, but since the price scales would -be correctfor the drop in cost the adjustment could still be used to advantage.

Since the lengths of adults shoes are quite constant, and not subject tothefgreat variations as compared to childrens shoes, I have left blankspaces under the indicia Prevailing prices`for *the hand-printingthereonby the Shoemaker ofthe local prices for adults shoe-repairing.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation willbe readily understood by thoseskilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while I have described the principle of operation,together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be madel when desired, as fallwithin the scope of the appended claim.

f Having` thus described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is the following:

p A shoe repairing price-indicator having in combination, avframeembodying a heelrest base, a guide bar rigidly secured to said frame andprovided with a shoe-size indicating scale, price indicating scalescarried by said frame adjacent said shoe-size indicating scale, anindicator slidable lengthwiseVI on said guide bar and adapted toco-operate with said heel-rest base in measuring a shoe, means forindicating the corresponding repair price on saidv price indicatingscales and means for adjusting the position of said price indicatingscales relative to said heelrest base.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ANTON M. ROMITI,

